| Cyperus derreilema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. derreilema |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus derreilema Steud. | |
Cyperus derreilema is a species of sedge that is endemic to Africa extending from Ethiopia in the north through to Malawi in the south. [1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1842. [1]